Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.0 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 98.7% more for housing
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 83.1% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
|
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